AOD launches Sri Lanka’s first ‘Design Club’ at Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya
View(s):‘The Design Club Programme’ for schools is an initiative conceptualized and founded by AOD international Design Campus and run in Partnership with Northumbria University School of Design UK as part of its joint mission to harness, nurture and grow the next
HFC’s Design Club office bearers with AOD principal
generation of creative talent in the country, regional and globally. The progarmme will be run at a selected number of schools that has the potential and foresight to share in this mission. The key objectives of the Design Club is to inspire, nurture and evoke creative talent at a young age and guide them towards contributing using design and the creative fields. Sri Lanka’s very first design club was launched at the Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya recently.
Linda Speldewinde the founder and managing director of AOD, who is a past pupil of HFC herself,was happy to note the interest and enthusiasm shown by HFC in forming its very own Design Club supported by AOD.“The design club member students will be encouraged to take leadership and responsibility in all creative activities in the school the Design Club will bring in a new creative energy to the school,” she added.
HFC students listening to their holiday design challenge to recycle waste
The student members will learn to embrace creative thinking into their way of doing things and as it’s an established fact today in both industry and the academia that creative talent, skill and thinking are some of the most sought after skills, this skill will be a valuable asset to them not only whilst at school, but beyond into their professional careers, whether they go on to be Corporate Managers, Doctors, Lawyers or Designers. In addition to the above, the students will develop skills in entrepreneurship, thinking out of the box, and gain exposure by having to work with AOD International Design Campus as student members will also have opportunity, on invitation, to be present at all international design workshops
Principal of AOD handing over the DESIGN BOARD to HFC
organized by AOD International Design Campus, Sri Lanka Design Festival etc. AOD International Design Campus will also award certificate of (good standing etc.) to active members every year.
In addition, it will mainly aim to work with the teachers to help especially talented students in this area to channel their talent in a more focused direction. Teachers will also be invited to events and opportunities for international engagement in the creative fields such as the annual design festival and other such activities that bring in the international community to Sri Lanka. The Sunday Times Education is the media partner for this project.
More Design Clubs are to be launched throughout local and international schools within the next three months. For more information or to invite AOD to form a Design Club at your school, call the hotline 011 5867772, Visit the campus at 29, Lauries Road Colombo 4, between 9am-5pm on weekdays on or log on to info@aod.lk, www.facebook.com/AODSrilanka.
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